Well guys, I have just placed my order and should have it in time for Christmas. I have went with the iAudio D2 8GB + 8GB SD Card. While it is limited to 8GB of internal storage, it was the multi platform & codec support that leaned me in this direction. I was very tempted with the Archos 605 160GB unit but it didn't support the codecs that I wanted.
Thanks to those who responded to my email(s) about the players. If I don't post to the list before Christmas, I would like to wish everyone here a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & safe New Year. Regards, Ben Hayes -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Wafaa Sent: 19 December 2007 21:42 To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts Subject: Re: [Peterboro] MP3 / PMP / Flash Players Ben Hayes wrote: > To me, I like the idea of freedom (i.e. ogg, ogm, etc ,etc). If I > base it on that, then iAudio is my product. However, I do watch TV > Shows (downloaded and put onto my iPod). The Archos is VERY good for > this with a larger screen. Alternatively, the iAudio is pretty good > but the screen isn't as large as the Archos. The Archos does sport > the 160GB HDD on their 605 model (along with WiFi access and other > options) however there is no ogg support from what I can see. But > saying that, the price on this is very good. To be honest, I may just > go with the Archos but I desperately want a player that supports ogg > and flac (and doesn't break the bank) & same / similar to the Archos 605. There was a discussion on the latest episode of LUGRadio and they mention the reason for lack of ogg support is that none of the DSPs have the codec builtin for whatever reason. It is possible to add the codec at the software level, but this chews the battery up. Prime case would be the Archos, saying that though my N800 suffers from that disability too. Neuros have managed to get the toolchain from TexasInstruments (who make the most of the DSP chips) as Open Source (minus the debugger), so hopefully it wont be too long for people to be able to write their own patches to the firmware to enable additional codecs. > Better yet, does anyone want to purchase it for me? :) Sorry I'm all spent, did you put it on your list and ask Santa? ;) Regards, Andy -- Andrew Wafaa Tel: +44 (0)7974 074546 Blog: http://www.wafaa.eu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by ESVA, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
